Loca Bokeh

Hello and Welcome!!!

I wanted to share with you a technique that I know is up and around,

but it's my first time to play with it, so I have a step by step of what I did.

The technique is called Bokeh,

which the definition of this word is as follows:

'the visual quality of the out-of-focus areas of a photographic image, especially as rendered by a particular lens'

So here's my take on this, and of course I had to use my watercolors!

First I taped down two pieces of watercolor paper 

so I could get two done at the same time.

Yes, sometimes I actually do think ahead! LOL!!!

 I use the blue masking tape and it is for delicate surfaces.

I have not had a problem with this ripping my paper...yet.

So I then wet the two pieces of paper with clean water

and one I used a purple and orange watercolor paint,

and the other I used two different colors of blue.

I also took the colors and hit my brush on top of the paper so it would splatter.

I then waited for them to dry...

who am I kidding, I am way too impatient and used my heating tool to dry them!  LOL!!!

I then took a piece of acetate and ran it through my die cutting machine

with various sized circle dies to make a stencil for the next step.

I took my white ink pad and a dauber and inked the stencil all over the page.

There is the bokeh technique...use it often it is a great background.

Saying that...I decided to use it as a background.

This little Wild Rose bunny and butterfly stamp was colored

in watercolor pencils.

I then rounded the corners and added it to the bokeh background.

Then I added both to a blue cardstock base and there you have it!

I think it came out very cute...what do you think?

Have you tried this technique...share with me!!!

I hope you enjoyed these creations...
and as always with all of the pictures on my blog...
you can always click on the pictures for bigger, detailed pictures.

Also...I would love to know if there is anything you would like to see on my blog.  Let me know if there is a specific item you would like to see used, or a theme...or any suggestions you may have about what you have seen.
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Thank you so much for visiting and take care!!!